Sixteen shooters turned out on a very cold but otherwise good conditions, for the Isle of Man Shooting Clubs March monthly handicap match on Sunday morning. A very consistent series proved the winning combination for Tracey Skelton and as this was her first 50 metre match, Skelton’s handicap was relatively high, her consistent results gave her a 4 point win from Mike Clague who until his last two shots was in line to claim a personal best score. Junior shooter, Thomas Clague posted an excellent score for third slot, on the same handicap as Skelton. Just two full houses were shot during the match and both went to Andy Potter who had a gun score of 583, 3 points behind the top gun score of Mike Duncalf.
Full results were :- 1 – Skelton 95, 95, 95, 95, 95, 94 + handicap 45 = 614, 2 – Clague 97, 95, 96, 99, 98, 95 + 30 = 610, 3 – Clague (J) 92, 97, 92, 93, 96, 94 + 45 = 609, equal 4 – Andy Traynor 96, 98, 96, 97, 97, 96 +25 = 605, Alex Trafford (J) 93, 93, 91, 92, 93, 88 + 55 = 605, equal 6 – Suzanne McKnight 96, 94, 97, 97, 94, 94 + 30 = 602, Martin Burns 96, 96, 95, 96, 99, 95 + 25 = 602, 8 – Illiam Christian (J) 98, 93, 92, 96, 96, 95 + 30 = 600, equal 9 – Bill Jones 94, 98, 95, 94, 94, 97 + 27 = 599, Andy Potter 94, 99, 100, 95, 100, 95 + 16 = 599, Tom Lord 99, 99, 95, 94, 95, 92 + 25 = 599, 12 – Mike Duncalf 98, 95, 99, 96, 97, 99 + 12 = 596, 13 – Tony Kneale 93, 94, 92, 91, 92, 95 + 35 = 592, 14 – Gemma Kermode 98, 96, 94, 95, 96, 97 + 15 = 591, 15 – Nick Brown 96, 96, 97, 93, 91, 92 + 25 = 590, 16 – Perryn Callister 93, 96, 93, 90, 92, 95 +30 = 589.
Laxey continue their grip on the League Championship
A terrific score of 492 x 500 gave the Laxey Rifle Club a win in Division 1 of the IoMRA Indoor winter league against a nine man team from Cossacks. The home team also claimed wins in both Division 2 and 3 to wrap up an evening of shooting at the Glen Gardens, Laxey.
Laxey v Cossacks
Division 1
John Wood 99 Jess Clague (L) 97
Nick Kennish 99 Tim Hardisty 97
Stephen Curphey 98 Jonathon Webb (J) 94
Gary Kneale 98 Chris Clague 93
Harry Creevy 98 Fergus Coulter (J) 93
492 474
Division 2
Suzanne Curphey (L) 98 Ronnie Fairbairn 91
Bill Snelling 95 John Cottier 91
James Hewison (J) 95 Anthony Cawte (J) 91
Judy Kee (L) 93 Callan McPhillips (J) 77
Bridget Kneale (L) 93 00
474 350
Division 3
Peter Clague 93 00
93 00
Kirk Michael entertained an ‘on form’ IoMSC Sandsiders team and three 97’ and two 96’s were not enough to threaten the visitors. The northern team had Suzanne McKnight, Kevin Quinn and Perryn Callister all posting 97 but the opposition posted 3 x 98’s from Bill Jones, Ian Arthur and Tony Kneale. All three Divisions went in IoMSC Sandsiders favour. I know that if there are any ex shooters who may be interested in returning to the sport or indeed new shooters of any age in the Kirk Michael area, they would be made very welcome at the range alongside the Mitre pub in the village. Contact number – Tom Lord on 413865 or 880510
Kirk Michael v IoMSC Sandsiders
Division 1
Suzanne McKnight (L) 97 Bill Jones 98
Kevin Quinn 97 Ian Arthur 98
Perryn Callister (L) 97 Tony Kneale 98
Illiam Christian (J) 96 Richard Arthur 97
Alex Trafford (J) 96 Andy Traynor 97
483 488
Division 2
Tom Lord 95 Marion Jones (L) 95
David Lord 95 Liz Jones (L) 94
Oliver Fleming (J) 83 Terry Green 95
Norman Ormrod 92
00 James Jones 91
273 467
Division 3
Dan Simpson 89
Phil Kneen 89
00 Chris Ollett 87
00 267
Orry Teare joined the 2013/14 “100 club” when Sulby entertained Castletown. Teare had Peter Webb just behind on 98 with Julian Teare and Mark Cain both posting 98’s. For the visitors, Chris Birtwhistle and Robin McFee both recorded 98 with John Brewis on 95. The home team won both Division 1 and 2 with Castletown taking the third Division by a single point.
Sulby v Castletown
Division 1
Orry Teare 100 Chris Birtwhistle 98
Peter Webb 98 Robin McFee 98
Julian Teare 97 John Brewis 95
Mark Cain 97 Nigel Christian 94
Mark Boyde 96 Steve Gardner 93
488 478
Division 2
Will Quayle 95 Lauren Cooper (L) 93
Peter Faragher 95 Shirley Caley (L) 92
Teddy Sayle 94 Henry Qualtrough 92
Jim Teare 90 Duncan Watterson (J) 91
Phil Quayle 90 Andy Bell 91
464 459
Division 3
Don Ault 88 Mike Thompson 89
Rod Forshaw 87 Reg Caley 87
175 176
Second highest score of the week in Division 1 went to a strong IoMSC Douglas when they hosted a slightly depleted Port St Mary team. Top score on the night for the home team went to Mike Clague on 99 with Mark Osborn, Tracey Skelton, Mike Duncalf and Keith Lowney all posting 98. For the visitors, Kevan Kneale and Derek Kermode both scored 98 with a delighted Dave Bould hitting 97. All three divisions were won by IoMSC Douglas.
IoMSC Douglas v Port St Mary
Division 1
Mike Clague 99 Kevan Kneale 98
Mark Osborn 98 Derek Kermode 98
Tracey Skelton (L) 98 Dave Bould 97
Mike Duncalf 98 Harry Harrison 95
Keith Lowney 98 Paul Clague 95
491 483
Division 2
Andy Potter 97 Gary Knight 95
Dave Humphrey 96 Geo. Dalton-Brown (J) 95
Nick Brown 95 Ashley Gardner (J) 95
Tony Leadley 95 Ean Brewis 94
Martin Burns 95 Juan Clague 93
478 472
Division 3
Thomas Clague (J) 93 Peter Gelling 93
Christian Eaton (J) 93 Patrick Cubbon (J) 90
Aaron Astill (J) 87 Graham Brown 89
Sam Jones (J) 86 00
359 272
With just 2 matches of the season left, the Division 1 honours look as though Laxey Rifle Club have one hand clasping it, however, the northern village club still have to shoot Port St Mary at home and IoMSC Douglas away, so the season is not yet over, ‘till the fat lady sings’ , as they say. IoMSC Douglas are holding onto Division 2 and Port St Mary should take the honours in Division 3.
Division 1 W D L Agg Pts
Laxey 11 1 0 5836 23
IoMSC Douglas 9 0 3 5867 18
Port St Mary 9 0 3 5840 18
Sulby 5 2 5 5788 12
IoMSC Sandsiders 4 1 7 5807 9
Castletown 4 0 8 5761 8
Kirk Michael 2 0 10 5722 4
Sulby Cossacks 2 0 10 5708 4
Division 2 W D L Agg Pts
IoMSC Douglas 10 0 2 5717 20
Port St Mary 9 0 3 5702 18
Laxey 8 0 4 5620 16
IoMSC Sandsiders 8 0 4 5570 16
Sulby 6 0 6 5585 12
Castletown 5 0 7 5545 10
Sulby Cossacks 2 0 11 5274 4
Kirk Michael 0 0 12 3214 0
Division 3 W D L Agg Pts
Port St Mary 11 0 1 5127 22
IoMSC Douglas 9 0 3 4719 18
IoMSC Sandsiders 8 0 4 3643 16
Castletown 6 0 6 4209 12
Laxey 6 0 6 2494 12
Sulby 3 0 9 2572 6
Sulby Cossacks 3 0 9 1805 6
Kirk Michael 0 0 12 85 0
Kirk Michael claim the H D Hamilton – Meikle Cup
The H D Hamilton – Meikle Cup Final, a match for specific classed shooters, was held on the Port St Mary Range and the winners were Kirk Michael. Unfortunately, just two teams entered the competition on the night and the runners up were Castletown. The northern team produced a surprisingly low score to win with Kevin Quinn on 96, Illiam Christian 95, Perryn Callister 96 and Alex Trafford 89 giving a team score of 376 with the Castletown team of Nigel Christian on 95, Chris Birtwhistle 94, Robin McFee 91 and Andy Bell 91 producing a score of 371. Thanks must go from the IoMRA to the Port St Mary Club for hosting the match and it is a shame that once again, the event was not supported by other clubs.
Two hundred shot in the NSRA County match round 5
Richie Arthur and Ashley Gardner (J) both shot 100 in round 5 of the NSRA County postal match full results were – Arthur 100, Gardner 100, John Wood 99, Ashley Gardner (Snr) 99, Kevan Kneale 98, Kevin Quinn 98, Harry Creevy 97, Andy Potter 97, Marion Jones 96, Mike Duncalf 96, Harry Harrison 96, Suzanne McKnight 96, Tracey Skelton 95, Bill Jones 94, Mark Cain 94, Gary Knight 94, Juan Clague 93, Nigel Christian 93, Shirley Caley 93, Chris Birtwhistle 92. The team score was 1920 whereas the opposition, Durham and Cleveland Rifle Association scored 1927.
In the junior section, the Island team lie mid table, incredibly, just a single point on aggregate behind the league leaders, Hampshire. Unfortunately, the island has lost 2 matches to Hampshire’s loss of just one. In round 5, the island was against the leaders and scored the following; - Jess Clague 98, Fergus Coulter 98, Ashley Gardner 97 and Illiam Christian 91 – a total of 384 to the oppositions 386. A hard luck score.
Dates for your Diaries
The league matches continue next Monday and this will be the final matches of the 2013/14 winter season when Sulby entertain near neighbours, Kirk Michael, Port St Mary host Cossacks, IoMSC Sandsiders travel south to the Stadium, Castletown and IoMSC Douglas host what may be the league winners in waiting, Laxey.
A. J. Osborn Trophy Handicap match
Tomorrow evening, March 12th is the A.J. Osborn Snr Trophy match, which is an individual handicap match organised by IoMSC Douglas. Entries will be taken on the night at a charge of £3.00. The handicap will be based on the best 5 from your last 6 matches. Competitors are asked to be present by 7.30 pm for an 8 pm start.
Golden Jubilee
Sulby are hosting the Golden Jubilee match on Thursday March 20th. This match is for juniors aged 18 years and under on September 30th. Competitors are asked to be present by 7.30 pm for an 8 pm start. There are no qualifying rounds for this, so just turn up on the night.
Isle of Man Rifle Association Annual Dinner and Prize Presentation
The Isle of Man Rifle Association has announced the venue for the 2014 Annual Dinner and Prize Presentation. The event will be held on Saturday April 12th at the Wentworth Suite (the golf club) of the Mount Murray Hotel – 7.30 for 8 pm. A vegetarian main course is available and the ticket price is £24 per person. The Association have asked if interested parties could inform Lorrie Thompson of numbers at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. Support from local clubs and friends for this event would be appreciated.
On Monday March 24th, the NSRA BSA Cup and the Ladies County Medal Competitions will be held at IoM Shooting Club, Sinclair Range.
